Mind Games

It was just another boring day in forks. It's always the same. I get up, I go to school, I come home, I cook my mom's dinner and I sleep. I've been living with my mom ever since she left my dad (Charlie) in Phoenix with his bit on the side. Mom's notorious for her dreadful cooking skills; seriously, I don't know how she would survive without me… probably living off stale bread and congealed milk. Nice. At least I know how much she appreciated me, one of the few plus points to my warped 'gift'; if you can call it that. I see it more as a disease you can't get rid of no matter how hard you try; a horrible infliction. I can read peoples minds. You probably think you would love to be able to read peoples minds, but honestly it's a headache, in real life people can just stop talking but in their heads… they're always thinking, they never shut the hell up god damn it.

Forks has a population of exactly 213 people and has rain practically all year round, this probably explains the low population, why would anyone want to live here. Don't get me wrong, I love my mum and I love living with her, but I wish she could have chosen somewhere else to move to, after living in Phoenix it's like taking a big step backwards. Scratch that; a great yawning gulf backwards. The weather I can put up with, but what I miss the most is being anonymous. In Phoenix there was a huge population, you could just go for a walk with out being recognised in the street. In forks however, everyone knows everyone, you can't go anywhere without having a 'little chat' or people gawping and gossiping about everything you do. I can sympathise with whoever the new family is. I was new here once. Everyone here seems to be made up of generations and generations of families, newcomers were big news. I should know. I arrived to find out everyone had been expecting me, and already knew my name and age. At first it creeped me out, but I suppose they have nothing else to talk about. That's why I am always on my best behaviour, I don't need the whole town gossiping at me and frowning disapprovingly. Everyone already knows the new families names but I don't. I don't want to be like the rest of them, if I want to find out their names I will ask them directly.

'So...tired. I wonder what the Cullen's are like…maybe I'll meet them tomorrow…'

I heard my moms thought before I actually saw her, if I listened hard enough I could here Mrs Weaver, driving her car down the road. My mind violating could work up to a mile away. Fabulous. It seems my mums as bad as the rest of them, thoughts wrapped around the newcomers who without even wanting to I found out to be called the Cullen family.

"Hi sweetie!" My mom called up the staircase. I rose from my bed and headed down stairs.

"Hey mom, what would you like me to do for dinner?"

"Actually Bella, I thought it would be nice if we went out for dinner for a change. You cook for us every night, you deserve a treat."

This is what she was saying out loud but inside her head she was thinking something quite different.

'Maybe the Cullen's will be going out for dinner; they'll want to get acquainted with everyone surely. I wonder what they're like…'

"Yeah sure, that would be nice Mom, as long as it has nothing to do with the Cullen's arrival.

"No of course not darling, it's a treat for you." Sometimes I swear that girl knows me too well.

If only she knew.

Dinner

Mom and I got a table for two close to the window; incidentally close enough to the door that mom could monitor who came in and out. By this point I was starving so I ordered a ranch burger with all the trimmings, mom had a salad. We'd just been served out order by Danielle (like I said everyone knows everyone) when the room suddenly got evidently quieter, followed by complete silence. Everyone was obviously staring behind me but I didn't need to turn round to know what or rather who it was.

'Oh my gosh they're here.'

'Woah, they're beautiful.'

'Never seen anything like it before.'

'They're incredible.'

'The Cullens.'

This was just some of the inane chatter filling my head. I was starting to feel faint so I swiftly took a big bite of my burger. My sickness was fading when I heard them.

'Oh dear lord, everyone's staring. I knew we should have come to a place with more people.'

The voice even though it was in her head was musical, it was beautiful. She must be the mother. Immediately I knew that it was the most beautiful voice I had ever heard, until the deep sexy voice that followed.

'How would they like it if I stared at them? Every single head it turned in our direction…Well except that girl over there. I like her already.'

Then I did the stupidest thing, looking down at my burger I physically blushed. I couldn't stop it the burn just crept up my neck engulfing my cheeks. I glanced up at my mom, but she wasn't going to notice, her thought were still wrapped around the Cullens. I wish she would hurry up and eat so we could leave…

School

The bell signalling the end of lunch had just gone, so I rose to my feet and started heading to my biology class. Lauren, Jessica and Angela has been wrapped up in discussing the Cullens and every movement they made while Mike and Ben made disapproving grunts. The Cullens were sat in the corner of the room trying to avoid the rooms penetrating gaze; unsuccessfully. I didn't let myself be temped into looking in their direction, it's just plain rude to stare.

I plopped myself down behind my lab desk, waiting for the teacher to enter the room when everyone's thoughts exploded into my head. A Cullen must have entered the room.

'Oh please let him sit by me'

'Empty seat here, Come on. Here Here HERE!'

'If only I didn't have someone sat next to me…'

There were only 3 empty seats in the room, one by me and two more by these girls who were staring at him longingly. I still refused to look at him just yet.